Awesomnauts Creators Release Demo For Cancelled Title

Here at Geekscape, we’re pretty big fans of the work that Ronimo Games has done. The Dutch studio has created some of the most fun and addicting downloadable titles in recent memory.

I couldn’t even begin to count how many hours I’ve spent on multiplayer Swords & Soldiers battles, and I’m sure before my life is over, I will spend many more. I’ve also heard excellent things about the company’s follow up title Awesomenauts. Though I purchased Awesomenauts many moons ago, I haven’t yet had a chance to give it a shot.

Ronimo today announced some sad, though heartwarming news. Before the company was officially founded they did some pretty damn good work on a title that they would never officially announced: Snowball Earth.

Snowball Earth was set to be a feature length retail title for Nintendo’s Wii console. The game was in development for over a year when the company had to cease development. Ronimo simply couldn’t find anyone to fund the title. The game sounds awesome from the plot description alone, and I have no idea how this title could not have found a publisher:

Snowball Earth is about a robot boy who thinks he accidentally started the last ice age. His robot masters have sent him to Earth to undo his mistake and together with his robot doggies he has been given the task to melt the earth. During his quest, he discovers that he has been deceived: a large fridge manufacturing company has illegally sold fridges to the yeti’s on earth, who can’t get enough of snow and ice. Our little robot hero must battle the evil polar animals, close all the fridges, and prove his innocence!

Today the studio decided to release a demo for the game. You should get over an hour of gameplay, which amounts to nearly all the work that Ronimo was able to complete. The game is really a labour of love, and it’s extremely sad that it never got to see a finished form. The company remains hopeful about Snowball Earth, stating  “Although it’s a shame the game never got a chance to see the light of day, we hope people will enjoy playing the demo. Hopefully we will be able to give the game a second chance.”

Snowball Earth looks like an absolute blast. Hopefully Ronimo will get enough publicity from the demo release that someone will agree to publish it! Check out the reveal trailer for the game below, then click this link to download a torrent file for the Snowball Earth demo! Have fun!

Thanks to everyone at Ronimo for a chance to play another one of their titles. If you’re interested in learning more about Snowball Earth, Ronimo has a great article about the history of the game on their blog.